a bundle of nerves

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Keys, who upset Aryna Sabalenka in last year's final, admitted after her laboured first-round win that she was a bundle of nerves and "too timid".

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

They were a bundle of nerves stepping into the venue, he said, but other guests immediately put them at ease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The major concern was how much damage had been done to his spinal cord, which is a bundle of nerves that transmits information between the brain and the body.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

If you are attacked, the most sensitive part of a shark is its nose, which is a bundle of nerves, and its eyes.

From National Geographic • Aug. 17, 2023

He’s been a bundle of nerves about this whole outing.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez